Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Sauber Formula 1 team has bolstered its technical department with the addition of former Toyota, Ferrari and Audi man Jan Monchaux as head of aerodynamics. The Franco-German studied at the French aeronautical and space institution Supaere and latterly Imperial College.

Williams is in a “difficult phase” without an “easy solution” and should be braced for a difficult 2018 Formula 1 season, according to Motorsport.tv’s pundits. The British team failed to score a point in the Australian Grand Prix, with Sergey Sirotkin retiring early on and Lance Stroll getting beaten by Charles Leclerc’s Sauber. Stroll blamed

Gene Haas’s attitude during his Formula 1 team’s dips in form has been crucial in keeping his drivers’ confidence up, according to Romain Grosjean. Haas made an instant impact in F1 when it scored points on its debut in 2016, but has also suffered up-and-down form through its first two seasons. Grosjean said his team

Upgrade for free today You have 10 articles remaining to view this month. Carlos Sainz Jr says being on loan from Red Bull to Renault is a strange situation because it is more common for a footballer than a Formula 1 driver. The Red Bull protege switched to Renault from Toro Rosso for the final

Dallara has upped its game in Formula 1 with its work on Haas’s 2018 car, says the American team’s race driver Kevin Magnussen. The famed Formula 3 constructor has been Haas’s chassis and parts supplier since it entered F1 for the 2016. Dallara’s first season with Haas in 2016 was blighted by parts problems, but

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo believes the width of modern Formula 1 cars plays a part in making overtaking more difficult. A noticeable drop in overtaking opportunities has been apparent since F1 shifted back to wider, high-downforce cars in 2017, and the 2018 season opener in Melbourne provided just five genuine on-track passes after the

Toro Rosso driver Pierre Gasly says Honda has a “big, big plan” for development in 2018 that is designed to “show everyone they can do proper engines” in Formula 1. Honda has now entered its fourth season of F1 under the current V6 hybrid turbo rules, but has yet to record a single result better

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ross Brawn says Formula 1 has already made progress on finding solutions for its overtaking problem and addressing the “force field” that makes it hard for cars to race. After taking the F1 job Brawn hired a team of experts, including

Kimi Raikkonen’s resurgent form in Formula 1 has been helped by Ferrari’s decision not to pursue a complicated suspension set-up with its SF71H, suggests Motorsport TV’s technical analyst Craig Scarborough. The Finn enjoyed a strong start to the season in Australia, qualifying on the front row and being Lewis Hamilton’s main challenger for much of

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Red Bull has called for the FIA to end “party modes” on Formula 1 engines by ensuring drivers qualify and race with the same engine settings. Lewis Hamilton’s significant leap in performance during Q3 in Melbourne put a sharp focus on

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 lap times at the British Grand Prix will be a second faster this year after Silverstone recently completed a full-circuit resurfacing project. Silverstone bosses took the opportunity to renovate the entire 3.1-mile circuit after pressure from MotoGP promoter Dorna

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Red Bull made a big push to prepare its 2018 Formula 1 car early as it bid to hit the ground running with its new RB14. Although last year’s RB13 ended the F1 season strongly, the team readily admitted its start

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Haas Formula 1 team principal Gunther Steiner has hit back at suggestions the US-owned team is getting more technical support from Ferrari than the rules allow. McLaren and Force India have both expressed suspicions about the team’s surge in form since

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sebastian Vettel may have won in Melbourne but the latest episode of The Autosport Podcast explains why signs from the race were ominous for the rest of Formula 1 2018. The reasons for Lewis Hamilton losing the Australian Grand Prix, a

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes is confident that Lewis Hamilton’s engine did not suffer any damage in his pursuit of Sebastian Vettel at the Australian Grand Prix, despite getting close to its temperature limits. Hamilton was forced to chase his Ferrari rival in the closing

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault has called for a freeze on Formula 1 engine development during the 2019-2020 seasons before new regulations are introduced. It believes such a move would allow the four current suppliers to focus fully on preparing for the new F1 regulations,

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes has discovered a “bug” in the tool it uses for its Formula 1 virtual safety car calculations, after concluding its investigation into what went wrong at the Australian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton saw a potential victory in the season opener

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas believes his negative experiences in 2017 helped him avoid beating himself up too much during a troubled Australian Grand Prix weekend. The Finnish driver crashed heavily early in the final part of qualifying and could

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault Formula 1 drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz Jr are now fighting in “the big boy league” and need to stay on their game, says team boss Cyril Abiteboul. Hulkenberg finished seventh in last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, chasing Fernando

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Toro Rosso driver Brendon Hartley says his first Formula 1 race weekend using a Honda engine did not flag up any concerns over raceability or overtaking. The Kiwi endured a difficult first race with the Honda power unit, with a lock-up

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Melbourne’s Albert Park Formula 1 layout should be reviewed in a bid to create more Australian Grand Prix overtaking opportunities, according to Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. Sunday’s race produced only five overtaking moves after the first lap, and F1

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes motorsport chief Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas’s struggle to make progress in the Australian Grand Prix reflects a “new world” for Formula 1. Bottas started 15th after taking a grid penalty following his qualifying crash. He moved up to eighth

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ross Brawn admits the Australian Grand Prix missed the “vital ingredient” of overtaking and the problem cannot be fixed until Formula 1 takes a structured approach towards rectifying it. Only five overtakes were completed in the season-opening race following the first

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insists the outfit is not trying to be opportunistic in pushing for what it wants in future Formula 1 engine rules. The manufacturer has joined Renault and Ferrari in opposing a bold shake-up to regulations that were

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. A Honda engine failure in the 2018 Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix was a “pain in the arse” given Toro Rosso’s trouble-free testing, admitted Pierre Gasly. Honda’s smooth first winter with Toro Rosso had been a stark contrast to the

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Haas Formula 1 team is planning extra pitstop practice ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, after suggesting poor preparation contributed to the problems that ruined its race in Australia. Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean were on course to finish inside

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. McLaren’s strong showing in the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix was “a big contrast” to its initial struggles last year, according to the team’s drivers. Fernando Alonso’s fifth place, in McLaren’s first race with Renault engines, matched the best result

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Max Verstappen’s spin during the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix was partly a consequence of damage he sustained while pursuing Kevin Magnussen. Verstappen made a strong initial getaway at the start of the

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says he will not allow Valtteri Bottas to feel that he is under any extra pressure despite his Australian Grand Prix qualifying crash. Bottas, who crashed exiting Turn 1 in Q3, has been unable to match the

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Pierre Gasly said he was “too greedy” on his final lap in Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix qualifying, as a mistake consigned him to last on the grid. The Toro Rosso driver locked up and went off at the Turn 3